Insomnia Questions

I started taking organic raw Maca powder about a week ago cause I read about a lot of health benefits it can provide and so I wanted to try it. I didn't have any specific thing I am trying to cure or anything like that, I just wanted to try it...
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thanks for answering Myth, I totally agree with you that no supplement is worth my sleep. I have also been researching the raw vs cooked maca and I think I will definitelly switch to the gelatinized and probably cook up the rest of this raw powder...
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Hi everyone!
I'm 16 years old, and I've been eating healthy for over a year now. I started following a healthy diet with a little bit of grains, but also mainly meat, fruits vegetables, etc. and I started feeling incredible. I even followed a...
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I think you're answering to your own question, young mister!:D The longer you have candida overgrowth, the bigger your 'old' problems are, and more 'new' problems come - your fungi are thriving, so making more and more problems. Whdn you study...
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My name is Christi and I went paleo a year ago April after being diagnosed with hashimotos. it wasn't a big change, I was low grain low carb because of hypoglycemia. My numbers are great after a year if paleo-- thyroid seems to be doing its...
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All a sudden out of nowhere I have developed insomnia. I cannot sleep at all. Which is just madness.
Anyways, I have had problems with insomnia in the past. But I've been sleeping okay for about the last year.
I had gotten food...
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From what I hear, DE is used to get rid of parasites, and parasites can cause waking in the middle of the night.
The other 3AM wakeup root cause is low glucose. So maybe try to increase your carbs. Eat some starchy carbs with your dinner. ...
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Hi,
I'm about 3 weeks into paleo so I know my symptoms must still be settling in but I recently moved into a time zone 3 hours earlier, which isn't a huge difference. Before I slept from 9-11 to 6 am and I loved being a morning person, them I...
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Upon waking, get natural light as soon as possible. I assume your basement apartment has either no windows or tiny windows, so you'll have to go outside.
Look up Seth Roberts' "faces therapy" and do that in the morning, after light exposure....
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I've had dark circles under my eyes since I was a child, which made me conclude that it's probably a genetic thing and that there isn't much that I can do about it. However, they are not constantly there, I notice it changes a lot. For example:...
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I will second this by adding that I had dark circles my entire life until I gave up alcohol, and then got onto paleo. Also changing my lifestyle so I get to bed early and ensure a minimum of 8 hours sleep per night. This took a couple of years but...
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I have reactive hypoglycemia. In order to fix it, I'm now following a paleo zone diet. My hypoglycemia has improved a lot. Although my basal (fasting) glycemia is 109 and I'm very skinny. Maybe too high considering how and what I eat (doctors say...
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The best thing I've found for sleep - and it felt like I tried everything - is severely limiting light for the last few hours before bed. It worked overnight for me. Literally. It seems to be the blue wavelength in light that stops the sleep...
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I have currently switched over to paleo (3 weeks in) I'm very overweight due to my autoimmune disease, Graves' disease. I'm 255 5'6 and 30% body fat, according to my measurements & being tested at the gym. I can't workout much because my...
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I know you say you can't do much about the insomnia, but what have you tried so far? I used to sleep like crap because of my thyroid issues (and still occasionally have bad nights). I use a combination of l-theanine (200mg) and melatonin...
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It was as if I took a powerful prescription medication. Doesn't this contradict the widely believed notion that liver contains a strong anti fatigue factor?
I usually get the weston price jolt from liver, but there have been two or three times...
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Hi all,
I'm looking for some advice regarding my awful sleep. I'm one of those people who goes to bed reasonably early (say 9.30-10pm) and falls asleep without too much problem, then wakes up anywhere around 1-3 am, is awake until around 6, then...
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I encountered this a few months back. Was exercising rather intensively and frequently on low-carb. I simply wasn't providing my body with the appropriate resources to replenish itself post-workout. Would wake up around 3am every night without...
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it happens each time i attempt a ketogenic diet. i eat high-quality foods and that doesn't seem to matter. i also experience tingling arms and legs when trying to sleep on a low carb diet. anyone know what the problem could be?

Carbohydrates are required to drive tryptophan into the body.
Tryptophan is the precursor of seretonin
Serotonin converts to melotonin - the sleep hormone
Very low carb diets may drive serotonin and melotonin low - leaving you unable to...
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I have recently been prescribed melatonin 2mg for severe insomnia. The first night I took it I was knocked out, which was lovely but I had strange grogginess/ slowing down of my whole system for the next 2 days. I have low blood pressure as it is...
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I think melatonin sucks big time. Especially in winter. The better bet is to try to manage your light exposure better. Try as best as you can to get early morning sun (if it exists in your area this time of year) and after sunset it's lights out...
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First off, I have a confession to make. For a long time I???ve been a bit annoyed by how often paleohackers blame random symptoms on a malfunctioning thyroid. It seems like every time someone has an unexplained or mysterious complaint, people are...
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If at all possible, do get tested and appropriately treated.
I'll tell you what I think, without knowing much, as a sufferer of Hashimoto's.
Sometimes, people with Hashimoto's go hyper before going hypo. It happened to me. So if you do have...
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Hi All,
this is an experiment, not really a question. If it is not acceptable on this website, please delete the thread.
I've been suffering from insomnia and IBS for 20 years (I'm 33 now). Maybe I was born with this problem, I don't know. What...
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Hi Michael,
I tried water fasting for 24 days (almost 2 years ago) to get rid of my IBS and a skin condition... while my symptoms were reduced during the fast it did nothing to tackle the root of the issue. I'm now fairly certain that what I...
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Hello! I started a paleo trial (well, primal I guess since I???m still eating dairy) a little over a week ago and these past four nights I have had terrible insomnia. I???ve been waking up after only an hour or two of sleep and can???t get back...
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I had a knee scope on 7/3. I eat paleo with dairy (cream + cheese) and per below some coffee and some alcohol (though not at all for past week for either). I only tend to eat 2 meals per day, and pretty low carb. Last night I added a bunch of...
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Sorry. This sounds very hard. Better times ahead so don't worry.
I agree with Matt. Get off the narcotics and Ambien. Narcotics are known to mess up sleep.
Get some 5htp ASAP and take it at night is my recommendation. It really helps. You...
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INSOMNIA AND ICTUS RISK: why?
An article just published claims that those who suffer from insomnia may ICTUS and cardiovascular disease risk in practice.
The problem is that those who can not sleep and suffer from insomnia have a bacterial...
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Is true that getting some exercise before bed (or in the middle of the night because I can't sleep) will only make it harder for me to sleep?
I've heard this before, but it makes no sense to me.
Would certain types of exercise be better closer...
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If you're really craving for some physical activity, I think a light walk wouldn't do that much harm. Or what about yoga or something calming like that?
I think anything too intense will just get your heart rate and temperature up, making...
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I made a post yesterday about how I think I am in ketosis and I am having trouble sleeping. Then last night I slept but don't think I had a dream, but today early in the morning is when I slept deep and was having dreams and they were horrible. I...
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I didn't necessarily have nightmares, but the dreams sure got interesting. I don't even watch The Walking Dead, and I've had wild zombie dreams. Now I'm just working on how to put some of those images into a coherent plot!

At home, my sleep is okay. But as soon as I go to my dorm at the university, I wake up twice every night and have a hard time sleeping again. The room has curtains but some light shines through. The next day, I'm a zombie.
As I'm working really...
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Sounds like you need to move out if there are mold problems. That would be the easiest solution & probably safer in the long run.
If you have a confirmed mold allergy, you can have your doc write a letter to the college, explaining that...
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Any ideas what food would be a good one to eat before bed? Been having issues with waking up at 3:30 AM, on a very consistent basis. Wake up with my heart pounding, wide awake, and quite anxious.
Seems like my blood sugar is bottoming out and my...
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Dont know about the heart pounding anxiety business, but:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/opinion/19ekirch.html?_r=2.
"We now also know that pre-industrial families commonly experienced a "broken" pattern of sleep, though few contemporaries...
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Last night and tonight I ate several teaspoons of coconut oil, just before bed, in an effort to fight off a certain lipid-coated virus. Last night I got maybe 4 hours of sleep, and I usually get 7-8 no problem. Tonight, same thing - ate a bunch...
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The MCTs inside coconut oil speed up metabolism. Maybe not what you want prior to bed :-)
In larger doses they make some people nauseous. Some unfortunate folks like me happen to be allergic to coconut products, this may also be an option.
I...
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Over the past few months I've been taking tryptophan for insomnia and restlessness and found that it works really well, and now I can't seem to sleep without it. I've been overly alert my entire life and have always had problems sleeping. My mom...
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5-htp is instrumental for me in keeping my serotonin levels up. I currently think I'll take it (300 mg) forever, but I used to think that about my SSRIs too; for now, though, I notice when I miss even one dose. I'm not sure whether it's a genetic...
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What are the physical/psychological implications of missing a nights worth of sleep?
Paleohackers always talk about IF, missing one meal, etc etc...but what about sleep? I've read bad things about "uber-sleep" (continuous napping only when...
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I don't think there's any evidence of proposed theory of a benefit of missing sleep. However there is something to be said for sleeping according to natural cues rather than culture and there may not be much point trying to force yourself to...
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I'm prone to hypoglycemia, and don't tolerate fasting well. However, I probably won't be able to make 3 meals a day when going to college. When I eat twice daily, though, I can't sleep well at all, and I get stressed out a bit easier.
How can I...
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I agree with Jeff--if you must eat frequently to maintain comfortable BG you are probably not releasing and burning stored fat well. The leptin reset could definitely help break that cycle.
When leptin wasn't working right for me, all I could...
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